{"title":"Silverton business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","question":"Do I need a business licence in Silverton, and how do I get one?","slug":"business-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"business","name":"Starting and running a business"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Silverton","url":"https://silverton.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Anyone carrying on business in the Village of Silverton needs a municipal business licence. Annual fees run from $50 to $275 by type of business. Complete the application form and pay the fee; call the Village Office at 250-358-2472.","aliases":["business licence silverton","business license silverton bc","how to start a business silverton","inter-community business licence silverton"],"cost":"Annual: restaurant $75; coffee shop or catering $50; retail merchant $100 (GST registrant) or $50 (small supplier); professional $100; motel and resort $100; hotel complex $275; home occupation $50; miscellaneous $50.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-358-2472"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"info@silverton.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"421 Lake Ave, Silverton, BC V0G 1S0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007","url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22178/"},{"title":"Inter-Community Business Licence bylaw","url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22189/"}],"related":[{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Silverton home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Silverton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/short-term-rental/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Silverton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/slocan","name":"Slocan","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/business-licence/"}],"topic":{"title":"Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence/"},"facts":{"who_needs":{"label":"Who needs one","value":"Anyone carrying on business in the Village needs a municipal business licence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22178/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Village of Silverton","section":"s. 4","quotes":["No person shall carry on business within the Village without first having obtained and paid for a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Annual fees by class: restaurant $75; coffee shop or catering $50; retail merchant $100 (GST registrant) or $50 (small supplier); professional $100; motel and resort $100; hotel complex $275; home occupation $50; miscellaneous $50.","short":"By class: restaurant $75; retail $100 or $50","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22178/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Village of Silverton","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Consulting Engineer Real Estate Agent Dentist Veterinarian 10. $75.00 / year Restaurant means any food premises, whether permanent or temporary, fixed or movable, in which food and drink is served to the public on the","located in a residential zone pursuant to the Village of Silverton Zoning Bylaw. 5. $275 / year Hotel Complex means a building normally occupied temporarily by tourists or transients and which shall include one or more of the","mechanical device or game of skill or chance or any side show. 2. $50.00 /year Coffee Shop, Catering means serving food or drink or the act of","preparing and/or serving food or drink for public. 3. $100.00 / year Door to Door, Mobile Vendor and Direct Seller means a business or or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Complete the application form (Schedule B) and pay the fee in Schedule A. Zoning requires a licence for home occupations and short-term rentals.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22178/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Village of Silverton","section":"s. 5","quotes":["Application for a municipal business license shall be made by completing an application in the form","attached as Schedule “B’ and by tendering the appropriate license fee as set out in Schedule “A”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"The licence runs January 1 to December 31. Renewal fee is due February 28, with a $10 penalty after that. Businesses starting after July 31 pay 50%. A change of ownership pays a 20% transfer fee.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22178/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Village of Silverton","section":"ss. 6, 8, 9, 11","quotes":["commence on the first day of January and terminate on the thirty first day of December in each year.","A penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) will be added to the Business License","A fifty percent (50%) reduction in fee will be made on account of any person commencing business","twenty per cent (20%) of the regular annual license fee"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"inter_community":{"label":"Inter-community licence","value":"Yes. The Inter-Community Business Licence lets a mobile business (trades, cleaners, etc.) work in other participating Kootenay communities without a standard licence there. Fee: $100, in addition to the standard licence.","short":"Yes, $100 (mobile businesses)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22189/","title":"Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw, Village of Silverton","section":"Parts 2, 3","quotes":["Business that performs a service or activity","The fee for an Inter-Community Business Licence is $100 and shall be paid in","is separate and additional to"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Village's Business Licence Bylaw No. 444 has no offence section or ticket amount.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22178/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Village of Silverton","section":"Heading","quotes":["THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF SILVERTON BYLAW NO. 444 - 2007 BUSINESS LICENSE A Bylaw to regulate the carrying on of business in the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Business Licence Bylaw No. 444](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22178/) requires anyone carrying on business in the Village to hold a licence. Zoning also requires a licence for home occupations and short-term rentals.\n\nAnnual fees by class are in the cost line above. The licence runs January 1 to December 31. The renewal fee is due February 28, with a $10 penalty after that. Businesses starting after July 31 pay 50%. A change of ownership pays a 20% transfer fee.\n\nA mobile business (trades, cleaners and similar) can buy an [Inter-Community Business Licence](https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22189/) to work in other participating Kootenay communities without a standard licence there. It costs $100, in addition to the standard licence. The bylaw does not list the participating communities; the list is on mobilebusinessregistry.ca.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check that your zone allows the business (see zoning-lookup).\n2. Complete the application form (Schedule B of the bylaw).\n3. Pay the fee from Schedule A.\n4. Renew each year by February 28.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No official page we found says where to submit the form; ask the Village Office at 250-358-2472.\n- The bylaw has no offence section, and no ticket amount for operating without a licence was found.","sources":[{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22178/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Village of Silverton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://silverton.civicweb.net/document/22189/","title":"Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw, Village of Silverton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://silverton.ca/ocpupdate","title":"OCP and Zoning Bylaw Update (Village contact details), Village of Silverton","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/business-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/business-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/business-licence.json"}}